打卡

dǎ kǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb

Definitions

1. (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
2. to punch in (or out)
3. (on social media) to check in to a location

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

to finish work

The action of finishing work, opposite of clocking in.

Related words

3 items

to register

Registering attendance, e.g., for a meeting or class.

to go to work

The action of starting work, for which you clock in.

to record

General term for recording something.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

In social media contexts, 打卡 specifically means to check in at a trendy location; it does not mean checking a notification or responding to a message.

Example Sentences

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我每天上班前都会在门口打卡。

I punch in at the entrance every day before work.

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Child Words of 打卡

to stop

to block

dozen (loanword)

to beat